The colder temperatures have Linvilla Orchards taking precautions to save their crops. The farm has been setting small bonfires to keep their peach trees safe and warm during this unusual cold stretch. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has the details.
A popular Delaware County orchard lit bonfires near its peach grove in hopes of protecting the fragile blooming fruit on a freezing April morning.
Smoke could be seen rising from several controlled fires lit early on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Linvilla Orchards in Media, Pennsylvania.
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SIGN UP The idea is that the smoke from the intentionally set fires would create a warmer blanket over the trees than temps in the 20s being experienced on the ground early on Wednesday, people at the orchards told NBC10.
“Just trying to create as much smoke as possible and the smoke, kind of, acts kind of like a big blanket over the whole orchard,” Linvilla farm worker Steve Griffith said. “Keeps the warmth in and around the peaches, rather than dissipating up into the atmosphere.”
NBC10 was told the orchard had in the past lost its fruit crop due to cold conditions.
No official word yet from the orchard on how long they plan to keep the bonfires burning.
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